13 million people across Africa still don’t have access to the life-saving HIV medicines they need. Medicine stock-outs, corruption, mismanagement and lack of political will to deal with these problems are undermining our struggle against HIV. Activists from around Africa gathered at ICASA on Tuesday to demand health for all as a human right. 

The Conversation \\ by Glenda Gray & James McIntyre

In the past few days since the passing of Nelson Mandela, the father of the South African nation, it has become apparent just how much Madiba meant not only to us, but to the rest of the world. 

\\  Africa Science News

Janssen, the pharmaceutical companies of Johnson & Johnson, announced that it will support improved access to HIV medicines for children and adolescents failing HIV treatment.

\\  by Médecins Sans Frontières

At the ICASA HIV/AIDS conference in Cape Town, South Africa, MSF reported on new findings on the benefits of viral load monitoring for people on antiretroviral therapy and strategies to reduce the costs. 

Top Tweets from #ICASA2013 

Participants at ICASA 2013 are helping to capture the conversations using #ICASA2013. Follow the entire conversation. 

CONDOMIZE! at ICASA
// by Joy Lynn Alegarbes 

Joy Lynn Alegarbes, Master Trainer for the CONDOMIZE! Campaign, talks about the campaign's goals of removing stigma and encouraging access to quality condoms. Joy also demonstrates how to use the Cupid Female Condom. 

Targeting Zero Through Technical Support
// by Dr. Richard Noamesi Amenyah

Dr. Richard Noamesi Amenyah, Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Manager with the UNAIDS Technical Support Facility for Western/Central Africa, on working towards zero new infections, zero AIDS-related deaths & zero discrimination.

Bold Collaboration: The Future of Getting to Zero 
// by Gillian Dolce, Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GYCA)
 

Those of us working in the HIV response know that young people are uniquely vulnerable to new infections. We hear the troubling statistics about risk, especially for young women. For example, young women in sub-Saharan Africa, is 8 times more likely than her male counterpart to be HIV contract HIV. If she is also a sex worker or injecting drug user, she is barred from accessing the information and services that she needs to stay healthy.

LAP It Up at ICASA
Sydney Hushie, Youth Program Coordinator for ICASA, introduces the LAP It Up campaign.  The campaign promotes leadership, accountability and participation of young people in the global response to HIV.

Mind the Gap to Get to Zero
Remmy Shawa, International Sida Project Coordinator at Sonke Gender Justice, discusses why it is important to engage men and boys to end HIV.

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